Unit name | Global Development & Environment: History, Theory, Practice |
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Unit code | GEOGM0043 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Professor. Rigg |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Geographical Sciences |
Faculty | Faculty of Science |
This unit will review and critically analyse the causes, nature and consequences of contemporary trends in global development, against the backdrop of climate change. The aims of the unit are to:
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
The unit will be taught through a blended combination of online and, if possible, in-person teaching, including
Summative assessment
A 15-minute group presentation in a seminar (30% of module mark)
A 3,000 word essay (70% of module mark)
Both assessments assess all of the ILOs.
Essential Reading
Horner, R. and D. Hulme (2019). "From International to Global Development: New Geographies of 21st Century Development." Development and Change 50(2): 347-378.
Horner, R. (2019) "Towards a new paradigm of global development? Beyond the limits of international development." Progress in Human Geography 0(0): 0309132519836158.
Lewis, Simon and Maslin, Mark A. (2018) Human planet: how we created the Anthropocene, London: Pelican.
Simon, David (2019) Key thinkers in development, London: Routledge.